Infant boy's death is ruled a homicide

July 30, 2002

WEST SIDE — The death of a 2-month-old West Side boy who suffered blunt head trauma has been ruled a homicide, officials from the Cook County medical examiner's office said Monday.

The father of Aidan Harris called police to a residence in the 1500 block of North Maplewood Avenue about 11:40 a.m. Sunday, where officers and paramedics found the child unresponsive, Chicago Police Sgt. Robert Cargie said.

There were no visible signs of injury to the child, Cargie said.

Aidan was taken to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the medical examiner's office said.

Neither of the baby's parents has a history of child abuse, said a spokesman with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Police were talking to the child's parents, but no one has been charged with a crime, Cargie said.